March 2001 • Lipsett Amphitheater • noon - 1 pm

Wednesday, March 7 
noon-1 p.m.

BENCH TO BEDSIDE

Identification of a Gene Responsible for Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Lameh Fananapazir, M.D., Director, Clinical Electrophysiology and Inherited Heart Diseases Section, Cardiology Branch, NHLBI

Mutations in Calcium Channel Genes as Cause of Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, and Memory Problems
Saidi Mohiddin, M.D., Visiting Scientist, Inherited Diseases Section, Cardiology Branch, NHLBI

Gaucher Disease: Complexity in a "Simple" Disorder
Ellen Sidransky, M.D., Chief, Unit on Clinical Genetics, Clinical Neuroscience Branch, NIMH 

Endothelium Dysfunction: What Causes It and Does It Matter?
Ashed A. Quyyumi, M.D., Acting Director, Cardiac Catherization Laboratory, Cardiology Branch, NHLBI

Cancer-prone Oxyradical Overload Disease: p53 and Nitric Oxide Interactions
Curtis C. Harris, M.D., Chief, Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, NCI

Assessing Callosal Function in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Marjorie Garvey, M.D., Chief, Pediatric Movement Disorders Unit, Pediatrics and Developmental Neuropsychiatry Branch, NIMH

CLINICAL STAFF CONFERENCE

Natural History and Assessment of Therapeutic Efficacy: The Fabry Disease Paradigm
Roscoe O. Brady, M.D., Chief, Developmental and Metabolic Neurology Branch, NINDS, Moderator

All health-care professionals are invited to CC Grand Rounds. Participants will be provided state-or-the-art research on the latest scientific advances in the field of biomedical research. Lectures will be held in the Lipsett Amphitheater, First Floor, Clinic Building, (ACRF), Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland. Parking is very limited on the NIH campus, but Medical Center Station on the Red line is within a 10-minute walk of the Clinical Center.

Directions to the Clinical Center | Directions in the Clinical Center| the Metro

If you must drive, please park in the overflow lot. This is Mid-Pike Plaza, located north of NIH at Montrose Rd. and Rockville Pike. This lot is served by shuttle buses, which run to the Clinical Center every 20 minutes. Parking in the P-3 level of the ACRF garage is intended for patients, their visitors, and staff members with handicap-parking stickers.

The National Institutes of Health /The Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

The National Institutes of Health/The Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences, Inc. designates this continuing medical education activity for 1 hour per session up to a maximum of 48 hours in category 1 of the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he or she actually spent in the educational activity.

Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities: If you require special accomodations to participate, please provide information about your requirements to Clinical Center Communications at 301-496-2563 at least five business days in advance of lecture.